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Marianne Grunberg-Manago

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French biochemist (1921-2013)

FranceLived 1921 to 2013 · aged 91
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Marianne Grunberg-Manago was a Soviet-born French biochemist. Her work helped make possible key discoveries about the nature of the genetic code. Grunberg-Manago was the first woman to lead the International Union of Biochemistry and the 400-year-old French Academy of Sciences.

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2002L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science
1966Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer
president of the French Academy of Sciences
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
EMBO Membership
72 scientist women names on the Eiffel tower

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Marianne Grunberg-Manago was a Soviet-born French biochemist. Her work helped make possible key discoveries about the nature of the genetic code. Grunberg-Manago was the first woman to lead the International Union of Biochemistry and the 400-year-old French Academy of Sciences. In 2026 she was confirmed to be one of the 72 women to have their names added to the sides of the Eiffel Tower. She was the first woman to lead the Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire and they award the Marianne Grunberg-Manago medal.

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France
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2013 · aged 91
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16 languages

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